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Mississippi woman given arrest citation after being in public after testing positive for COVID19

A Missisisppi woman was arrested after testing positive for COVID19 according to a police posting.

The female was given an arrest citation on Wednesday.

From Ackerman Police:

On Wednesday April 15th 2020 officers with the Ackerman police department responded on a call to Hwy.15 in Ackerman for a person that had tested positive for covid 19 being out in a public place.

Quinyelda Clifton/luckett was issued an arrest citation for violation of health department orders with respect to life threatening communicable diseases.

Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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